Fig. 1: Study sites and their locations.
From: Mesophotic coral bleaching associated with changes in thermocline depth
Composite figure showing Egmont Atoll (right corner inset) located within the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean (left corner inset), and the Marine Protected Area delimitation. The depth gradients were extracted from GEBCO data and defined the benthos delimitations. Egmont Atoll is displayed using Copernicus Sentinel data 2020, with 3D bathymetry data acquired using a multibeam with the two study sites highlighted: Ile Des Rats (North-western flank) and Manta Alley (North-eastern flank). The two images show examples of bleached corals observed at approximately 65 m for the two respective sites. The original map can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago#/media/File:Chagos_map.PNG.
